I just bought this but have not listenned yet .. it's 5 CD's so quite long. I saw Ian Pace a few years ago when he played Messiaen in the concert hall.
Here is a discussion of the work http://www.divine-art.co.uk/CD/HOPIS.pdf [300 pages]
james
Recent Purchases
Re: Recent Purchases
I just bought this but have not listenned yet .. it's 5 CD's so quite long. I saw Ian Pace a few years ago when he played Messiaen in the concert hall.
Here is a discussion of the work http://www.divine-art.co.uk/CD/HOPIS.pdf [300 pages]
james
"Change is Possible" [Parking Meter in Dundrum Shopping Centre]
Re: Recent Purchases
Sorry the image is so big .. its the only one I could find ...
"Change is Possible" [Parking Meter in Dundrum Shopping Centre]
Re: Recent Purchases
"The History of Photography in Sound" - what an intriguing title. I would be interested in your comments after you get a chance to listen to it James.
To be is to do: Socrates
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
Re: Recent Purchases
Its a present so I have to wait for Christmas .. The titles of the movemets are also interesting ..
[This is from wikipedia ..]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_co ... l_Finnissy
1. Le démon de l'analogie 25' -
2. Le réveil de l'intraitable réalité 15' -
3. North American Spirituals 20' -
4. My parents' generation thought War meant something 40' -
5. Alkan - Paganini 12' -
6. Seventeen Immortal Homosexual Poets 40' -
7. Eadweard Muybridge - Edvard Munch 25' -
8. Kapitalistisch Realisme (met Sizilianische Männerakte en Bachsche Nachdichtungen) 75' -
9. Wachtend op de volgende uitbarsting van repressie en censuur 12' -
10. Unsere Afrikareise 30' -
11. Etched bright with sunlight 25' -
piano solo c. 320' (one of the longest non-repetitive piano pieces ever written)
Some stuff from the Guardian ..
http://www.theguardian.com/music/tomser ... usic-guide
Partly I am interested since it's so long. But probably still shorter than Sorabji
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opus_clavicembalisticum
james
[This is from wikipedia ..]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_co ... l_Finnissy
1. Le démon de l'analogie 25' -
2. Le réveil de l'intraitable réalité 15' -
3. North American Spirituals 20' -
4. My parents' generation thought War meant something 40' -
5. Alkan - Paganini 12' -
6. Seventeen Immortal Homosexual Poets 40' -
7. Eadweard Muybridge - Edvard Munch 25' -
8. Kapitalistisch Realisme (met Sizilianische Männerakte en Bachsche Nachdichtungen) 75' -
9. Wachtend op de volgende uitbarsting van repressie en censuur 12' -
10. Unsere Afrikareise 30' -
11. Etched bright with sunlight 25' -
piano solo c. 320' (one of the longest non-repetitive piano pieces ever written)
Some stuff from the Guardian ..
http://www.theguardian.com/music/tomser ... usic-guide
Partly I am interested since it's so long. But probably still shorter than Sorabji
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opus_clavicembalisticum
james
"Change is Possible" [Parking Meter in Dundrum Shopping Centre]
Re: Recent Purchases
An early Christmas present:
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
Re: Recent Purchases
Seán wrote:An early Christmas present:
Enjoy it Seán!
To be is to do: Socrates
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
Re: Recent Purchases
On Saturday I entered a quiz on Lyric FM, the question posed was: 'who wrote the Well Tempered Clavier?' Well I won a prize for my trouble and it arrived this morning, I am pretty pleased about that:
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
Re: Recent Purchases
Seán wrote:On Saturday I entered a quiz on Lyric FM, the question posed was: 'who wrote the Well Tempered Clavier?' Well I won a prize for my trouble and it arrived this morning, I am pretty pleased about that:
Congratulations, and a lovely CD it is by 'our' Janine.
Enjoy it
Cheers
Aleg
HDPLEX;picoPSU;ASUS Q87M;i7-4770T;PH SR7EHD;Server2012R2;Thesycon 2.24;
JCAT USB;Sonicweld DiverterHR2;Naim DC1;Chord Hugo;Morrow Audio MA6;Naim NAC-282,SuperCapDR;NAP-300;
AQ Cinnamon;GISO GB;Netgear Pro+XM21X;Cisco SG300;NAS-ZFS.
JCAT USB;Sonicweld DiverterHR2;Naim DC1;Chord Hugo;Morrow Audio MA6;Naim NAC-282,SuperCapDR;NAP-300;
AQ Cinnamon;GISO GB;Netgear Pro+XM21X;Cisco SG300;NAS-ZFS.
Re: Recent Purchases
Seán wrote:On Saturday I entered a quiz on Lyric FM, the question posed was: 'who wrote the Well Tempered Clavier?' Well I won a prize for my trouble and it arrived this morning, I am pretty pleased about that:
Congratulations and well done Seán!!!
To be is to do: Socrates
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
